Vanity case



t Feb. 27? 1923.

S.'ABRAHAMS.

`VANITY CASE.

FILED FEB-11,1921.

i y Patented Feb. 27,1923.

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SAUL ABRAHAMS, or NEW Y'RK, N. Y.

VANITY CASE.

This invention has for its object the pro vision of a vanity case inwhich atoilet article receiving tube shall, when the holding means 'forthe cover of the case -is released. assume such a position that thecontents of the tube may be readily withdrawn. The invention furtheraims so to arrange the tube that it shall cause the cover of the'case toopen when the latter is unlatched. The

invention is carried -into effect by hinging one end of the tube to thecase and provlding resilient means between the bottom of the case andthe tube whereby the latter will be tilted into such position that a lipstick or, other. toilet article therein may be .readily withdrawntherefrom. The swinging end of the tube is disposed to p-ress upon thecover in such manner as to swing the same open upon release of thelatch. l

Other features of Anovelty and construe` i f tion will appear from thedetailed description ofthe invention taken in connection withaccompanying drawings inwhich,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the vanity case with the cover fully open andshowing the general arrangement thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side. elevation of the vanity case, parts manner in whichthe tube for the lip stick In the drawings like characters of referencerefer to like parts throughout the several views.

The vanity Acase comprises a pair of hinged members of' which 10indicates the cover and 11 the receptacle-part or box of the same, 12indicating any suitable type of hinge between the two members. Thereceptacle 11 is provided with pockets 13 an-d 1-1 which are adapted to.receive rouge and powder. The powder puffs are indicated at 15.

Arranged at either side of the box. 11 are tubes 16 for receiving toiletarticles. Telescopically received within a tube 16 is a holder 17 withinwhich the lip stick L is contained. The holder is slotted as shown at 18to receive and form a guide for a button 19 which is suitably secured tothe lip stick,

being in section, showing the' this arrangement permitting the latter tobe pushed out of its holder to present the tip thereof 'beyond the openend of the holder as will be readily understood.

The top oropen end of the tube'lG-is I notched as at 2() to receive theprojecting end of the button 1S). This notch may be deep enough topermit the capped end of the holder 17 to extend flush with or below thetop of the tube 16 but I prefer to allow the capped end to project outof the tube for a purpose that will presently appear. I

As already indicated there is preferably a pair of tubes 16 and they areconveniently arranged at the sides of the receptacle-part or box of thecase. The lower and prefera bly closed end of the tubes 16 are pivotallysecured to the box member of the case as by pintles 21 passingtherethrough and through the outer and partition walls 22 and 23,respectively, of the box. The tubes may therefore swing upwardly inthesame direction as the cover in opening.

Means are provided for tilting the tubes about their pivots so as toraise the open' end of the tubes above the level of the box. These meanspreferably comprise in each instance a flat S-shaped spring 2-1 which atone end is fixedly secured to the tube 16 in front of the pivot thereof,the other end of the spring being slidably engaged with the bottom ofthe box. The tube at its free end presses upwardly upon the cover duetov holderl? to project out of the tube sufii ciently to contact withthe cover or mirror thereof. This arrangement is desirable since'advantage may then be'taken of the rounded end of the holder 17. -V IFrom the above it will be seen that l have provided a vanity case inwhich the cover will open as soon as the locking latch is released andthat this arrangement is accomplished in a very simple and efficientmanner. The spring which serves to elevate the cover also serves toraise the lip stick in such a manner that it may be easily grasped bythe fingers and extracted from4 the tube. The whole arrangement offers aneat and compact vanity case which may be. manufactured at low cost.IVhile I have described the invention with great particularity, I desireit to beiunderstood that I intend no limitations other than thoseimposed by the appended claims.

Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

`l. In a vanity case having a pair of hinged members, a tube adapted tobe received within one of said members, means pivotally securing saidtube at one of its ends to said member, and resilient means reactingbetween said member and tube to tilt the latter about its pivot wherebyto raise one` end of the tube above the level of the other end.`

2. In a vanity case, the combination with a pair of hinged members, of atube adapted to lie within a compa-rtmentvin one -of said members, meanspivotally securing t-he tube within said compartment on an axis parallelto the axis of the hinge of said members, al spring for tilting the tubeabout its pivot, the free end of said tube adapted to have slidingcontact with the other member of the case whereby said member is swungopen as the free end of the tube is elevated. vThe combination witharcontain'er having a cover hinged thereto, of a tube adapted to bereceived in the container, a pivot-al conneetion between one end of saidtube and container, said connection being spaced from the cover hinge,and a spring on that side of the pivotal connection remote from thehinge reacting between the bottom of the container and the tube to tiltthe latter in the same direction as the cover. is tilted in opening thesame, the free end of said tube being slidably engaged with the coverwhereby the latter is opened as the tube rises.

4. In a vanity case, the combination of a lip stick container, and meansfor pivotally Aconnecting one end of said containerto the box member ofthe vanity case,.said pivotal connection being remote from one end ofsaid box, a cover for said box hinged to the same at the end adjacentsaid pivotal connection, aspring tending to turn the container about itspivot, said container pressing against the cover and tending to rock thesame about its hinge, and means for sey curing the cover againstmovement.

5. In a vanity case,`the combination with a'lip stick container adaptedto be received between two hinged members, means pivotally connectingone end of saidA container to one of s'aid members, the other end ofsaid container adapted to have slidable engagement with the other ofsaid members7 and a spring forcing the free end of said container towardthe last-named member.

(S. In a vanity case, the combination with a box member having aplurality of compartments adapted to receive toilet articles, of a.tube, a. lip stick holder telescopically received within the tube, meanspivotally connecting the tube to said box member, a spring'tending toelevate the tube above the level of the box to enable the lip stickholder to be readily withdrawn therefrom, a cover hinged to said box andadapted to be held in locked position with respect to the box membei',and means between the bottom of the box member and tube operating toelevatethe cover andtube in unison.

7. In a. vanity case having a pair of mem-V bers hinged together at oneside of the case, a tube between the mi bers with the end thereofnearest the hinge pivotally connected with the case, and a springinterposed between and engageable with the tube and one of said members.

8. In a vanity case having a pair of members hinged together at one sideof the case, a spring catch at theopposite side of the case, a tubebetween the members at right Aangles to the hinge with the end thereofnearest. the hinge pivotally connected with the case, and a springinterposed between and engageable with the tube and one of said members.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day ofFebruary. 1921.

SAUL ABRAHAMS.'

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